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“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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  • Let’s Fix the USMCA Before It’s Too Late.

    The USW, other unions and our allies are pushing for meaningful improvements to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade pact subject to “joint review” and modification by all thr... —

  • Help Wanted: Put A Fighter in Charge of the Labor Department.

    With Lori Chavez-DeRemer's resignation, Donald Trump has the opportunity to correct course and replace her with the kind of fighter, advocate and ally that working people need at this time of rampant... —

  • TAA Is a No-Brainer. Yet Here We Are Fighting for It.

    Hundreds of thousands of workers across numerous industries—farming, glass, mining, steel and tires, to name a few—got kicked in the gut when Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) ended for no reason in 2... —

  • Welcome to the New Era of Worker Power

    Eight hundred delegates to the United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel conference last week in Canada celebrated our solidarity and sent a message of worker power to greedy corporations on both sides... —

  • This Union Paramedic Treats an Epidemic of Inequality

    Dominick Sapien and a fellow paramedic arrived at the home in Central Wyoming to find the victim of a fall lying helpless on the floor with a pulverized knee. Yet the patient refused to go to the hosp... —